Sierra Foothill Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Derek Keeley Delivers Electric Effort Vs Granite Bay
Starting off the list is Rocklin's Derek Keeley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Keeley rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown. Those 142 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Keeley is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Del Oro on Friday. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Keeley saw the Golden Eagles), he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 46.10
A Season-Best Performance from Jack Patock Leads Jesuit over Del Oro
Jack Patock produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jesuit to the win on Friday. Patock rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Patock has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.65
Rafi Merino Makes It Two for Rocklin
The second Rocklin player making an appearance here is Rafi Merino, and for good reason. He rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
For the season, Merino has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 87.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.50
Big Game from Lyons As Folsom Won 69-7
Ryder Lyons was instrumental in extending Folsom's winning streak to six on Friday. Lyons was unstoppable, throwing for 171 yards and five touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted five or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Whitney had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lyons it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lyons saw the Wildcats), he threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Gamescore: 34.60
Darnell Turner Jr. Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Darnell Turner Jr. posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Granite Bay over Rocklin on Friday. Turner Jr. picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Granite Bay's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. Turner Jr. and Granite Bay will square off against Davis Sr. at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.60
Other Notable Players
- Thorne Watson: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.65)
- Jasen Womack: 35 yards receiving; 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.43)
- Teddy Rios: 125 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.93)
- Isaiah Ene: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
